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• Minister Clement Announces Reappointment To The Canadian Institutes Of Health Research

  Posted: September 6th, 2008, 3:00pm CDT

  The Honourable Tony Clement, Minister of Health, today announced the reappointment of Arnold Steinberg as a member of the Governing Council for the Canadian Institutes for Health Research (CIHR), for a three year term. "Mr. Steinberg has already made a significant contribution having acted as Chair of the Governing Council while a new president was being sought," said Minister Clement.

• NovaDel Announces Data From Pilot Efficacy Study Comparing Sumatriptan Oral Spray To Imitrex(R) Tablets

  Posted: September 6th, 2008, 3:00pm CDT

  NovaDel Pharma Inc. (AMEX: NVD), a specialty pharmaceutical company developing oral spray formulations for a broad range of marketed treatments, today announced data from its Pilot Efficacy Study of its Oral Spray formulation of sumatriptan (Sumatriptan OS) compared to sumatriptan tablets, marketed as Imitrex®/Imigran®, the leading triptan indicated for the treatment of migraine headaches.

• Safety In Numbers For Cyclists

  Posted: September 6th, 2008, 3:00pm CDT

  It seems paradoxical but the more people ride bicycles on our city streets, the less likely they are to be injured in traffic accidents. International research reveals that as cycling participation increases, a cyclist is far less likely to collide with a motor vehicle or suffer injury and death - and what's true for cyclists is true for pedestrians.

• Government Of Canada And Province Of British Columbia Collaborate On Addictions Treatment Programs In Vancouver's Downtown Eastside

  Posted: September 6th, 2008, 2:00pm CDT

  Individuals living in Vancouver's Downtown Eastside will benefit from two new treatment services thanks to an investment by the Government of Canada. The Honourable Tony Clement, Minister of Health, and the Honourable George Abbott, B.C.

• NIMS' Acceleration Therapeutic Platform: Potential Non-Invasive Home Treatment Of Coronary Artery Disease

  Posted: September 6th, 2008, 2:00pm CDT

  Marvin A Sackner, M.D., CEO, Chairman of the Board, Non-Invasive Monitoring Systems, Inc.

• Yerkes Researchers Create Animal Model Of Chronic Stress

  Posted: September 6th, 2008, 2:00pm CDT

  In an effort to better understand how chronic stress affects the human body, researchers at the Yerkes National Primate Research Center and the Department of Psychiatry and Behavioral Sciences, Emory University, have created an animal model that shows how chronic stress affects behavior, physiology and reproduction.

• Situation Worsens For Children As Relief Measures Falter In Horn Crisis

  Posted: September 6th, 2008, 1:00pm CDT

  Children, already casualties of the complex drought, food price and conflict crisis unfolding in the Horn of Africa, are suffering severe effects of the lack of food, water and medical care. Three million children in the arid, marginalized region are at risk of death, disease or the long-term consequences of malnutrition.

• University Of California Irvine Extension Introduces "Tourette's Syndrome, Obsessive-Compulsive Disorder And Other Anxiety Disorders"

  Posted: September 6th, 2008, 1:00pm CDT

  Millions of children across the United States suffer from disorders such as Tourette's Syndrome and anxiety disorders, including Obsessive-Compulsive Disorder - conditions which often affect their performance in school on both social and academic levels.

• Women With Hormone Disorder May Benefit From Acupuncture

  Posted: September 6th, 2008, 1:00pm CDT

  Getting pregnant with her first child was difficult, but when Rebecca Killmeyer of Charlottesville, Va. experienced a miscarriage during her second pregnancy, she wasn't sure if she would ever have another baby. When she decided to enter a study testing the impact of acupuncture on women with polycystic ovary syndrome (PCOS) at the University of Virginia Health System, she came out with a miracle.

• Pharmacy White Paper Consultation On Legislative Changes

  Posted: September 6th, 2008, 12:00pm CDT

  In response to the Pharmacy White Paper related consultation on legislative changes published on 27 August, the NPA has called for new money to be made available for future pharmacy services and for a clear timetable to be put in place for a more ordered entry of businesses into the pharmacy market.

• CYPHER® Sirolimus-eluting Coronary Stent Comparable To Bypass Surgery In Key Safety Measures In Patients With Diabetes And Multi-Vessel Disease

  Posted: September 6th, 2008, 12:00pm CDT

  Data from the largest randomized trial of its kind performed to date indicate that the use of percutaneous coronary intervention (PCI) with the CYPHER® Sirolimus-eluting Coronary Stent was comparable to bypass surgery (coronary artery bypass grafting or CABG) in key safety endpoints in patients with multi-vessel disease and diabetes.

• Immune System Cell Signaling Detected By New Nano Device

  Posted: September 6th, 2008, 12:00pm CDT

  Scientists have detected previously unnoticed chemical signals that individual cells in the immune system use to communicate with each other over short distances.

• UNICEF Relief Efforts Continue In Bihar, India, As Estimates Of Flood Affected Rise To Over 3 Million

  Posted: September 6th, 2008, 11:00am CDT

  With the number of people affected by the flooding in the Bihar state of India now estimated at three million, UNICEF continues its relief operation in what it describes as a "grim humanitarian situation". Tens of thousands of people, including many children, may still be stranded in remote areas, says the children's agency.

• Amgen And Wyeth Statement On The FDA Safety Announcement Regarding Tumor Necrosis Factor (TNF) Blockers

  Posted: September 6th, 2008, 11:00am CDT

  Amgen (NASDAQ: AMGN) and Wyeth Pharmaceuticals, a division of Wyeth (NYSE: WYE), issued a statement in response to the Food and Drug Administration (FDA) safety announcement regarding opportunistic fungal infections in patients treated with Tumor Necrosis Factor (TNF) blockers [marketed as Remicade&r

• Improving Public Safety In The Skies

  Posted: September 6th, 2008, 11:00am CDT

  University of Texas professor Constantine Caramanis and colleagues at the Massachusetts Institute of Technology (MIT) are working on a air traffic decision-making system that rapidly adapts its flight recommendations without human input based on thousands of changing variables.

• Handling, Transfer And Transport Of Waste Consultation - Pharmacy Bodies Comment

  Posted: September 6th, 2008, 10:00am CDT

  The NPA is one of five bodies representing community pharmacy businesses that have submitted a joint response to the second consultation carried out by DEFRA on the Handling, Transfer and Transport of Waste. The consultation seeks views on the measures needed to reduce the incidence of fly-tipping and inappropriate disposal of waste.

• First Day Of Ovarian Cancer Symposium Focuses On Early Detection - Ovarian Cancer Research Symposium

  Posted: September 6th, 2008, 10:00am CDT

  Leading ovarian cancer researchers and clinicians from around the world gathered at the Ovarian Cancer Research Symposium today to hear about cutting-edge developments that may increase the chances of early detection of the disease. Dr. Patricia Kruk, from the University of South Florida, presented her research that could lead to using a non-invasive urine test for detecting ovarian cancer.

• Research Suggests That Cigarettes' Power May Not Be In Nicotine Itself

  Posted: September 6th, 2008, 10:00am CDT

  There may be a very good reason why coffee and cigarettes often seem to go hand in hand. A Kansas State University psychology professor's research suggests that nicotine's power may be in how it enhances other experiences. For a smoker who enjoys drinking coffee, the nicotine may make a cup of joe even better. And that may explain why smoking is so hard to quit.

• 15-Month-Old Gavin Denied Care By His Insurer Pacific Source

  Posted: September 6th, 2008, 9:00am CDT

  "My 15-month-old son Gavin was recently denied by Pacific Source insurance in Oregon due to the fact that he has recently gotten ear tubes - of all things," Nixie Krusee of Portland, Ore., writes. "He has been fighting ear infections for the past eight months and by doctor's recommendations he had ear tubes placed in both ears.

• Spectranetics Announces Federal Investigation, USA

  Posted: September 6th, 2008, 9:00am CDT

  Spectranetics Corporation (Nasdaq:SPNC) was jointly served by the Food and Drug Administration (FDA) and U.S. Immigration and Customs Enforcement (ICE) this morning with a search warrant issued by the United States District Court, District of Colorado.

• Chemists Identify Sources Of Smoke Smudging Mexico City's Air

  Posted: September 6th, 2008, 9:00am CDT

  Mexico City once topped lists of places with the worst air pollution in the world. Although efforts to curb emissions have improved the situation, tiny particles called aerosols still clog the air.

• Moving People Is Changing Its Name To 'Time To Change'

  Posted: September 6th, 2008, 8:00am CDT

  You may have heard that Moving People, the major anti-discrimination programme in mental health, has been looking for a new name - and you may have helped find one by taking part in one of our surveys. The programme, in which Mind is a partner along with Mental Health Media, Rethink and the Institute of Psychiatry, is now delighted to be able to unveil our new identity - Time to Change.

• Elan And Biogen Idec Initiate First Clinical Trial Of TYSABRI(R) In Oncology - First Multiple Myeloma Patient Treated

  Posted: September 6th, 2008, 8:00am CDT

  Elan Corporation, plc (NYSE: ELN) and Biogen Idec (NASDAQ: BIIB) announced the initiation of the first clinical trial of TYSABRI® (natalizumab) in oncology. The first dose of TYSABRI was administered yesterday in the trial. The objectives of this Phase I/II study are to evaluate the safety and potential anti-tumor activity of TYSABRI in patients with relapsed or refractory multiple myeloma.

• USP's 2008 Annual Scientific Meeting To Convene Scientific Experts From Around The World

  Posted: September 6th, 2008, 8:00am CDT

  The U.S. Pharmacopeial (USP) Convention's 2008 Annual Scientific Meeting (ASM) will be held in Kansas City, Mo., September 24 to 26. The meeting is an opportunity to interact with the USP experts responsible for establishing internationally recognized standards for prescription and over-the-counter medicines, food ingredients and dietary supplements.

• Nursing Regulator To Develop New Standards For Nursing Education

  Posted: September 6th, 2008, 7:00am CDT

  A new framework for pre-registration nursing education is to be developed with a view to ensuring that the new nurse of tomorrow is able to work safely and effectively to meet the needs of the people in their care as the delivery of healthcare services continues to change.

• Inverness Medical Launches Portable Blood Testing Monitor To Warn Patients And Their Physicians Of Potential Blood Clots

  Posted: September 6th, 2008, 7:00am CDT

  Inverness Medical Physician Diagnostics Group, a division of Inverness Medical Innovations, announced the launch of the INRatio®2 PT/INR Monitoring System, a portable device that measures blood-clotting time, also known as prothrombin time, using one drop of blood from a patient's finger.

• Gene Associated With Pair-Bonding In Animals Has Similar Effects In Human Males

  Posted: September 6th, 2008, 7:00am CDT

  Variation in the gene for one of the receptors for the hormone vasopressin appears to be associated with how human males bond with their partners, according to an international team of researchers. The researchers found that the "334" allele of a common AVPR1A variation, the human version of avpr1a studied in voles, seemed to have negative effects on men's relationship with their spouses.

• Mildly Infected Diabetic Foot Ulcers - Oculus Innovative Sciences Holds Successful End-of-Phase II Meeting With FDA For Microcyn(R) Technology

  Posted: September 6th, 2008, 6:00am CDT

  Oculus Innovative Sciences, Inc. (Nasdaq:OCLS) announced that the company held a successful End-of-Phase II meeting with the U.S. Food and Drug Administration (FDA) on August 29, 2008. Following a review of the Phase II data on Microcyn® Technology for the treatment of mildly infected diabetic foot ulcers, the FDA agreed: - Oculus may move forward into the pivotal phase of its U.S.

• An Essential And Comprehensive Report On Biopharmaceuticals In The US And European Markets, By Research And Markets

  Posted: September 6th, 2008, 6:00am CDT

  Research and Markets has announced the addition of the "Biopharmaceuticals in the US and European Markets" report to their offering.

• Identification Of Structure Of Key Epigenetics Component

  Posted: September 6th, 2008, 6:00am CDT

  Scientists from the Structural Genomics Consortium (SGC) have determined the 3D structure of a key protein component involved in enabling "epigenetic code" to be copied accurately from cell to cell.

• Elderly Benefit From Cholesterol Drugs To Lower Risk Of Stroke

  Posted: September 6th, 2008, 6:00am CDT

  Elderly people who take a cholesterol drug after a stroke or mini-stroke lower their risk of having another stroke just as much as younger people in the same situation, according to research published in the September 3, 2008, online issue of Neurology®, the medical journal of the American Academy of Neurology.

• Human Trials Of Universal Flu Vaccine Begin At Oxford University

  Posted: September 6th, 2008, 5:00am CDT

  Clinical trials of a new vaccine that could protect against multiple types of flu are beginning at Oxford University. If successful, the 'universal' flu injection would transform the way we vaccinate against influenza and could offer immunity to a bird flu pandemic. Current vaccines are only effective against certain strains of flu.

• What Is A Gene?

  Posted: September 6th, 2008, 5:00am CDT

  Even scientists define 'a gene' in different ways, so it comes as little surprise that the media also have various ways of framing the concept of a gene, according to a new study appearing in the October 2008 issue of EMBO reports.

• Amrubicin Receives FDA Fast Track Designation For The Treatment Of Small Cell Lung Cancer After First-Line Chemotherapy

  Posted: September 6th, 2008, 5:00am CDT

  Celgene Corporation (NASDAQ: CELG) announced that Amrubicin has been granted Fast Track product designation by the U.S. Food and Drug Administration (FDA) for the treatment of small cell lung cancer after first-line chemotherapy.

• African Health Ministers To Introduce New Vaccine To Prevent Deadly Meningitis Epidemics

  Posted: September 6th, 2008, 5:00am CDT

  Health Ministers from countries of the African Meningitis Belt committed themselves to introduce a highly promising candidate meningitis vaccine. The vaccine is designed to prevent periodic epidemics of the deadly disease in these countries.

• Pain Killers And Stimulants Less Risky Than Cocaine, More Risky Than Marijuana, According To College Freshmen

  Posted: September 6th, 2008, 5:00am CDT

  First year college students believe that occasional nonmedical use of prescription pain killers and stimulants is less risky than cocaine, but more risky than marijuana or consuming five or more alcoholic beverages every weekend, according to a new study published in the September issue of Prevention Science, the peer-reviewed journal of the Society for Prevention Research.

• Medical Errors More Prevalent In Hospitalized Patients With CKD

  Posted: September 6th, 2008, 5:00am CDT

  Hospitalized patients with chronic kidney disease (CKD) are at higher risk for adverse consequences of medical care compared with those without the disease, according to a study appearing in the December 2008 issue of the Journal of the American Society Nephrology (JASN).

• Vulvar Cancer: A Hidden Disease

  Posted: September 6th, 2008, 4:00am CDT

  Vulvar cancer is the fourth most common cancer of the female genital tract. In 2008, roughly 3,460 cases of vulvar cancer will be diagnosed in the United States and about 870 will die of this cancer, according to the American Cancer Society. There are several different types of vulvar cancer. More than 90 percent are squamous cell carcinomas.

• Hospital Implements National Comprehensive Stroke Center Model Criteria

  Posted: September 6th, 2008, 4:00am CDT

  Stroke experts at The Methodist Hospital in Houston are the first to develop and use 13 quality measures - previously considered too complicated to apply by hospitals - for a national comprehensive stroke center model, as recommended by the Brain Attack Coalition (BAC) and appearing in the Sept. 5 issue of Critical Pathways in Cardiology.

• 3T MRI Leads To Better Diagnosis For Focal Epilepsy

  Posted: September 6th, 2008, 4:00am CDT

  3T MRI is better at detecting and characterizing structural brain abnormalities in patients with focal epilepsy than 1.5T MRI, leading to a better diagnosis and safer treatment of patients, according to a recent study conducted at the Oregon Health and Science University in Portland, OR.

• Computerized Reminder System Drove Up Colon Cancer Screening Rates

  Posted: September 6th, 2008, 4:00am CDT

  A computerized reminder system used in community-based primary care doctors' offices increased colorectal cancer screening rates by an average of 9 percent, according to a new study from the University of Michigan Health System. The reminder system, called ClinfoTracker, was developed by family medicine doctors at UMHS to help track and manage primary care.

• Computerized Reminder System Drove Up Colon Cancer Screening Rates

  Posted: September 6th, 2008, 4:00am CDT

  A computerized reminder system used in community-based primary care doctors' offices increased colorectal cancer screening rates by an average of 9 percent, according to a new study from the University of Michigan Health System. The reminder system, called ClinfoTracker, was developed by family medicine doctors at UMHS to help track and manage primary care.

• Pennsylvania Secretary Of Health Stresses Importance Of Cancer Awareness, Education

  Posted: September 6th, 2008, 4:00am CDT

  With the "Stand Up to Cancer" national telethon airing tonight, Secretary of Health Dr. Calvin B. Johnson is reminding Pennsylvanians to educate themselves about cancer and the resources available through the Department of Health.

• Celator Pharmaceuticals Receives Orphan Drug Designation For Anticancer Agent CPX-351

  Posted: September 6th, 2008, 4:00am CDT

  Celator Pharmaceuticals announced that the U.S. Food & Drug Administration (FDA) has granted orphan drug designation to CPX-351 (Cytarabine:Daunorubicin) Liposome Injection for the treatment of Acute Myeloid Leukemia (AML). Celator is currently preparing to conduct two randomized Phase 2 studies with CPX-351.

• FDA Approves First Hepatitis B Viral Load Test

  Posted: September 6th, 2008, 4:00am CDT

  The U.S. Food & Drug Administration (FDA) has approved the Roche COBAS(R) TaqMan(R) HBV Test, the first assay for quantitating Hepatitis B Virus DNA approved in the U.S. The test uses Roche's real-time PCR technology to quantify the amount of Hepatitis B virus DNA in a patient's blood.

• Nanotechnology And The FDA: Size Matters!

  Posted: September 6th, 2008, 4:00am CDT

  The Food & Drug Administration (FDA) issued in July 2007 its Nanotechnology Task Force Report. This report acknowledged that nanoscale materials potentially could be used in most product types regulated by the agency and that those materials present challenges complicated by the fact that properties relevant to product safety and effectiveness may change as size varies within the nanoscale.

• SARcode And Sunesis Announce Start Of Phase 1 Clinical Trial In Ocular Inflammatory Diseases

  Posted: September 6th, 2008, 4:00am CDT

  SARcode Corporation, a private company focused on small molecule LFA-1 inhibitors to treat inflammatory diseases, and Sunesis Pharmaceuticals, Inc. (Nasdaq: SNSS) today announced SARcode's initiation of a Phase 1 clinical trial of a small molecule LFA-1 product candidate for T-cell mediated ophthalmic diseases.

• Nanotherapeutics Files Investigational New Drug Application For NanoDOX™ Hydrogel To Treat Lower Extremity Diabetic Ulcers

  Posted: September 6th, 2008, 4:00am CDT

  Nanotherapeutics, a privately held specialty biopharmaceutical company, announced that it has submitted its first Investigational New Drug (IND) application to the FDA for a phase IIa clinical study for its product NanoDOX™ Hydrogel, a topical doxycycline hydrogel for chronic wounds.

• Addressing A Health-Care System In Crisis

  Posted: September 6th, 2008, 4:00am CDT

  On September 8, the Johns Hopkins Bloomberg School of Public Health will host the U.S. Healthcare System in Crisis: Achieving Universal Coverage panel, the first of a yearlong series examining the state of the U.S. health care system and efforts to improve coverage.

• Rosetta Genomics Identifies Potential MicroRNA Biomarkers In Blood Serum

  Posted: September 6th, 2008, 4:00am CDT

  Rosetta Genomics, Ltd. (NASDQ: ROSG), a leader in the development of microRNA-based diagnostic and therapeutic products, announced that the results of a study conducted by its scientists describing the identification of microRNA biomarkers in blood serum, have been published online in the peer-reviewed journal PLOS One.

• Significance Of Milk In Development Of Culture To Be Studied

  Posted: September 6th, 2008, 4:00am CDT

  The capacity to drink and tolerate milk may have been of tremendous importance for the cultural development of Europe. In a major EU project, being launched and coordinated by Uppsala University in Sweden, researchers will now study when and where this capacity emerged and what it entailed. Lactose tolerance, which provides the ability to drink milk as an adult, varies across countries.

• Unsuccessful Drug Against Anxiety Opens A Novel Gateway For The Treatment Of Cancer

  Posted: September 6th, 2008, 4:00am CDT

  Cancer cells have multiple ways to avoid apoptosis, programmed cell death the means by which organisms deal with defective cells. One defense is to produce quantities of phosphatic acid, a phospholipid constituent of cellular membranes. Unlike other phospholipids, phosphatidic acid also acts as a signaling molecule for cells promoting cellular growth and preventing apoptosis.

• Atomic Structure Of The Mammalian "fatty Acid Factory" Determined

  Posted: September 6th, 2008, 4:00am CDT

  Mammalian fatty acid synthase is one of the most complex molecular synthetic machines in human cells. It is also a promising target for the development of anti-cancer and anti-obesity drugs and the treatment of metabolic disorders. Now researchers at ETH Zurich have determined the atomic structure of a mammalian fatty acid synthase. Their results have just been published in Science magazine.

• Should Nurses Replace GPs As Frontline Providers Of Primary Care?

  Posted: September 6th, 2008, 4:00am CDT

  Should nurses be the frontline providers of primary care, taking the place of general practitioners as the first point of patient contact? Two experts debate the issue on bmj.com today.

• Nutritionists Of The UGR Suggest Diet Improvements During Ramadan

  Posted: September 6th, 2008, 4:00am CDT

  Researchers from the departments of Department of Nutrition and Bromatology and Department of Chemistry-Physics of the University of Granada have carried out a study in which they have revealed the need of counterbalancing the diet of the university population who follows Ramadan.

• Shot In The Arm For NHS Homebuyers, UK

  Posted: September 6th, 2008, 4:00am CDT

  Health workers across England must act quickly to benefit from the Government's first aid housing package, the leading independent mortgage broker, NHS Mortgage Services, advised today.

• After A Liver Operation, African-Americans At Twice The Risk Of Death As Caucasians

  Posted: September 6th, 2008, 4:00am CDT

  New research published in the Journal of the American College of Surgeons shows African Americans are more than twice as likely as Caucasians to die in the hospital after surgical removal of part of the liver -- an increasingly used procedure for the treatment of liver cancer.

• Displaced Sudanese Medics Return After Training In Canada And Kenya

  Posted: September 6th, 2008, 3:00am CDT

  Eleven refugees, who left Sudan as children, were raised in Cuba, and educated in medicine in Canada, now return to Sudan, where they may help improve medical conditions, according to a Comment released on September 5, 2008 in The Lancet.

• Functional Food Delicious And Healthy

  Posted: September 6th, 2008, 3:00am CDT

  Linseed is said to protect against cancer but not everybody likes the taste. Researchers have now isolated the valuable components of the flax seeds. Incorporated in bread, cakes or dressings, they support the human organism without leaving an unpleasant aftertaste.

• Dental Fillings Without Gaps

  Posted: September 6th, 2008, 3:00am CDT

  Tooth cavities are usually closed with plastic fillings. However, the initially soft plastic shrinks as it hardens. The tension can cause gaps to appear between the tooth and the filling, encouraging more caries to form. For the first time, researchers have simulated this process.

• Digirad Corporation Developing New Cardiac Imaging System With Distortion Correction

  Posted: September 6th, 2008, 3:00am CDT

  Digirad Corporation (Nasdaq: DRAD), a leading provider of medical diagnostic imaging systems and services to physicians' offices, hospitals and imaging centers, announced the initial clinical trial of a new imaging system incorporating new proprietary technology to correct attenuation, or image distortion, an inherent issue in cardiac SPECT imaging.

• Patients Will Face Delays In Getting Diagnostic Scans Due To Severe Shortage Of Imaging Agents, UK

  Posted: September 6th, 2008, 3:00am CDT

  A global shortage of medical isotopes* used in over 80% of routine diagnostic nuclear imaging procedures such as heart imaging, bone scans and some cancer detection procedures, will cause delays and cancellations to diagnostic examinations across the UK and Europe in the next few weeks, predict experts on http://www.bmj.com today.

• Apobec3 Gene And Neutralizing Antibody Response To Retrovirus Linked By Study

  Posted: September 6th, 2008, 3:00am CDT

  Scientists have uncovered new evidence that strengthens the link between a host-cell gene called Apobec3 and the production of neutralizing antibodies to retroviruses. Published in the Sept. 5 issue of Science, the finding adds a new dimension to the set of possible explanations for why most people who are infected with HIV do not make neutralizing antibodies that effectively fight the virus.

• Leading Surgicare Surgeon - Egon Eder - Talks About Revolutionary Breast Augmentation Surgery

  Posted: September 6th, 2008, 3:00am CDT

  Advances in breast surgery have this year hit an all time high, with the introduction of Macrolane to the UK and with the growing popularity of Transaxillary Incision. Both procedures equal great results without unsightly scars.

• Changes To Embryonic Stem Cells Caused By Down Syndrome Revealed By Scientists

  Posted: September 6th, 2008, 3:00am CDT

  Scientists investigating the mechanisms of Down Syndrome (DS) have revealed the earliest developmental changes in embryonic stem cells caused by an extra copy of human chromosome 21 - the aberrant inheritance of which results in the condition. Their study is published online in the American Journal of Human Genetics.

• Breakthrough In Investigation By University Of Leicester/Northamptonshire Police - Fingerprint Find In Decade-Old Double Murder Probe

  Posted: September 6th, 2008, 3:00am CDT

  A decade old US double murder probe has received a new breakthrough following investigations by a University of Leicester forensic scientist at Northamptonshire Police.

• Lower Than Predicted Global Sea-Rise Levels By 2100, Suggests CU-Boulder Study

  Posted: September 6th, 2008, 3:00am CDT

  Despite projections by some scientists of global seas rising by 20 feet or more by the end of this century as a result of warming, a new University of Colorado at Boulder study concludes that global sea rise of much more than 6 feet is a near physical impossibility.

• Numerous Undiscovered Gene Alterations In Pancreatic And Brain Cancers Revealed

  Posted: September 6th, 2008, 3:00am CDT

  HHMI investigators have detected a multitude of broken, missing, and overactive genes in pancreatic and brain tumors, in the most detailed genetic survey yet of any human tumor. Some of these genetic changes were previously unknown and could provide new leads for improved diagnosis and therapy for these devastating cancers.

• Viral Process That Prepares Cells For HIV Infectionbiology Decoded By Researchers

  Posted: September 6th, 2008, 3:00am CDT

  With the publication of a study led by Yuntao Wu, assistant professor in George Mason University's Department of Molecular and Microbiology, the medical community is one step closer to understanding how the human immunodeficiency virus (HIV) attacks cells in the immune system.

• Discovery of Potential New Targets In Brain Tumors Following Massive Cancer Gene Search

  Posted: September 6th, 2008, 3:00am CDT

  An array of broken, missing, and overactive genes -- some implicated for the first time -- have been identified in a genetic survey of glioblastoma, the most common and deadly form of adult brain cancer, report scientists from Dana-Farber Cancer Institute and the Broad Institute of MIT and Harvard, together with their collaborating investigators at 18 institutions and organizations.

• NSF Funds 3-Year Study Of Weather, Climate Change Computation In Collaboration With NCAR, COLA And UC-Berkeley

  Posted: September 6th, 2008, 3:00am CDT

  The development of powerful supercomputers capable of analyzing decades of data in the blink of an eye mark a technological milestone capable of bringing comprehensive changes to science, medicine, engineering, and business worldwide.

• More Comprehensive Portrait Of Brain Cancer As A Result Of Collaboration Between Researchers

  Posted: September 6th, 2008, 3:00am CDT

  A team including researchers at the HudsonAlpha Institute and Stanford University, together with colleagues from a number of other organizations, has published a comprehensive analysis of genomic variation in the brain cancer glioblastoma.

• Blind Spot And Eyeball Reflexes Keep Out Intruders

  Posted: September 6th, 2008, 3:00am CDT

  Electronic fingerprinting, iris scans, and signature recognition software are all becoming commonplace biometrics for user authentication and security. However, they all suffer from one major drawback - they can be spoofed by a sufficiently sophisticated intruder.

• Hansen Medical Announces World's First Robotic Transvascular Aneurysm Repair

  Posted: September 6th, 2008, 3:00am CDT

  Hansen Medical, Inc. (NASDAQ: HNSN), the global leader in flexible robotics and the developer of robotic technology for accurate 3D control of catheter movement, announced today that a team of physicians led by Professor Nick Cheshire at St.

• Improved Understanding Of Kidney Diseases

  Posted: September 6th, 2008, 3:00am CDT

  By introducing a genetic switch in mice it is possible to increase or decrease the production of specific protein molecules in their kidneys. Thus, researchers can study the influence of specific proteins on disease development.

• Novel Gateway For The Treatment Of Cancer Opened By Unsuccessful Anxiety Drug

  Posted: September 6th, 2008, 3:00am CDT

  Cancer cells have multiple ways to avoid apoptosis, programmed cell death the means by which organisms deal with defective cells. One defense is to produce quantities of phosphatic acid, a phospholipid constituent of cellular membranes. Unlike other phospholipids, phosphatidic acid also acts as a signaling molecule for cells promoting cellular growth and preventing apoptosis.

• Youth In Rwanda That Head Households Commonly Depressed

  Posted: September 6th, 2008, 3:00am CDT

  Of the orphaned youth who are heading households in rural Rwanda can be classified as depressed, according to a report released on September 1, 2008 in Archives of Pediatrics & Adolescent Medicine, one of the JAMA/Archives journals. Rwanda has one of the largest groups of orphans in the world, a result of the 1994 genocide and the epidemic of HIV infection.

• 25 Years Of Conventional Evaluation Of Data Analysis Proves Worthless In Practice

  Posted: September 6th, 2008, 3:00am CDT

  So-called 'intelligent' computer-based methods for classifying patient samples, for example, have been evaluated with the help of two methods that have completely dominated research for 25 years. Now Swedish researchers at Uppsala University are revealing that this methodology is worthless when it comes to practical problems. The article is published in the journal Pattern Recognition Letters.